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Rage Software demos EasyWeb at Macworld: a modern replacement for iWeb

by Steven Sande (Feb 1st, 2013)

Apple's abandonment of iWeb has left a lot of would-be web admins unhappy. If you had a pre-Mac App Store copy of the app on DVD, you can still install it and even design sites, but some of the previous functionality and MobileMe iWeb publishing is gone. Rage Software is demoing EasyWeb at ...

Sandvox adds iWeb migration assistant to scrape your iWeb/MobileMe site

by Erica Sadun (Jun 14th, 2012)

The June 30 sunset date for MobileMe is only a few short weeks away. If your website is built with iWeb and hosted on MobileMe, there's no time like the present to get it shifted over to more permanent hosting. To better serve iWeb users looking to move their existing sites into Sandvox, ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me move on from iWeb and MobileMe

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, With the demise of MobileMe and [the corresponding decreased functionality of] iWeb the question has come up with myself and friends as to what to use instead. Looking for something along the lines of iWeb but with a bit more flexibility. Something like Adobe DreamWeaver is ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I post a website on Dropbox?

by Erica Sadun (May 23rd, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I read Uncle Steve's write-up about posting an iWeb site to a Dropbox folder. It's a great blog post and neat trick! But it's using the Public folder... Is there a way to use a non-public folder to do the same? Your loving nephew, Seb Dear Seb, Auntie is fond of ...

Adobe's Muse a middle ground between iWeb and Dreamweaver

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 16th, 2011)

Adobe sent out an email yesterday inviting users to test its Muse beta. The software brings the ease of InDesign to creating HTML and CSS websites without code and could be a boon to those looking for an iWeb replacement. While much of iWeb's strength was in its templates, Adobe is ...

Sandvox updated for Lion; Karelia wants to lure iWeb orphans

by Mel Martin (Jul 14th, 2011)

If the impending loss of MobileMe has you wondering how you will maintain and create websites, Sandvox is worth a look. It's more powerful than iWeb, but still easy enough for most beginners. We took a look at Sandvox in May, and now the folks at Karelia are offering a pretty painless path to ...

iLife updates add full-screen Lion support, change iPhoto UI elements to match Lion

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 11th, 2011)

Today's earlier iLife updates are a sign that Lion is set to drop any day now. Not only do the updates add full-screen support to the iLife apps under the latest Lion Developer Preview release, they also tweak some UI elements of iPhoto to match the upcoming UI Finder elements found in OS X ...

TUAW TV Live: More website design options than you can shake a stick at

by Steven Sande (Jun 15th, 2011)

Today's TUAW TV Live is designed to impart a lot of information in one hour, and to get my current obsession with iWeb replacements out of my head for good. In case you're wondering why I've been writing so much about iWeb lately, it's because I've written three editions of a book about the ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM EDT: Alternatives to iWeb demoed

by Steven Sande (Jun 15th, 2011)

A few days ago, I published a list of ways that iWeb users could host their content away from MobileMe or move to other alternatives. Today on TUAW TV Live, I'll be demonstrating some of those alternatives for the audience. Whether you're looking at RapidWeaver as a replacement for iWeb, want ...

Ten ways to replace iWeb and MobileMe hosting

by Steven Sande (Jun 13th, 2011)

Yesterday, we reported on a rumor that Apple's website creation software, iWeb, is about a year away from obsolescence, along with MobileMe's hosting of iWeb sites. An iWeb user allegedly sent Apple CEO Steve Jobs an email asking if he should start looking for another website builder and a new ...

Rumor: Steve Jobs says iWeb and MobileMe hosting are going away

by Steven Sande (Jun 12th, 2011)

Those of us with a vested interest in iWeb have been perplexed by the lack of interest shown by Apple in the former iLife web design app. Couple this with the pending demise of MobileMe on June 30, 2012, and that confusion turns into concern. MacRumors featured a post a few hours ago about an ...

MobileMe: Some speculation about the transition to iCloud

by Steven Sande (Jun 7th, 2011)

I'll start this post off by stating the obvious -- there's a lot about how MobileMe services will transition to iCloud that we don't know yet. But I'm going to take a stab at some of the most pressing questions we've received from TUAW readers regarding the transition. As more facts come in, ...

Three reasons iWeb may be doomed

by Steven Sande (Apr 21st, 2011)

I like iWeb. Apple's website creation tool is easy to use, creates great looking sites, and has been installed on just about every new Mac since 2006. In fact, I've written about iWeb for Take Control Books, and I often recommend iWeb to Mac users who are seeking a powerful website tool but ...

TUAW readers get 30% off "Take Control of iWeb '09"

by Mike Schramm (Mar 26th, 2011)

TUAW's very own superstar Steve Sande has released a new ebook version of "Take Control of iWeb '09," and it's updated to reflect the fact that iWeb is practically the same in both iLife '09 and the newer iLife '11. No matter which iLife you're using, Steve's got some excellent tips in here for ...

iWeb 3.0.3 update released

by Michael Rose (Feb 15th, 2011)

Software Update calls your name... the latest version of Apple's iWeb site editor (part of the iLife suite) is available now. The iWeb patch contains "bug fixes and improvements," including: resolving an issue when using the iSight Movie widget on certain Macs; an issue publishing iWeb sites using ...